Sarine Technologies Ltd yesterday announced the introduction of a unique e-GradingTM system that will allow self-executed polished diamond 4Cs grading by value-chain industry players on-site at their own facilities utilising special Artificial Intelligence- (AI) driven cloud-linked technologies.  

“We are enhancing our technology-based AI-derived 4Cs grading with additional functionality for process control and intra-process verification, in order to implement a completely new grading model we have named e-Grading™,” Sarine said in a release.

“This new paradigm will revolutionise the way polished diamond grading is done by industry players, in general, and particularly manufacturers,” the company explained, adding that it will make an in-house automated solution for the 4Cs for polished stones possible, thus leading to greater efficiency, time-saving and cost-cutting. The product can also be useful to wholesalers and retailers, Sarine said.

The statement elaborated on the systems utilised for the grading process, stating that these are all cloud linked. “The 4Cs grading data will be uploaded directly to the cloud, and grades will be derived without human intervention. Results will then be available on the cloud for online B2B access and subsequent report generation. Intra-process automated verification of the polished diamond at each station will ensure consistent and dependable work and data flows, optionally along with our TruMatchTM fingerprinting,” it said.

The new grading proposition, once launched, will enable truly objective and consistent 4Cs grading at a fraction of the time currently required and at lower direct costs per report and virtually no indirect costs, Sarine opined.

David Block, CEO of the Group commented, "We are excited to once again be at the forefront of a revolutionary development for the diamond industry. Just like our innovations to the planning and manufacturing processes cut time, reduced risk and increased yield, directly benefiting our midstream customers' bottom lines, we will introduce similar time and cost saving benefits, along with added consistency and objectivity to the 4Cs grading process, to the entire value chain's benefit.”

Block said that this follows the industry-first technological breakthrough for the automated grading of Clarity and an improved solution for Color grading, which Sarine had launched and added, “both of which we are constantly refining further, along with our industry-standard Cut grading systems”.

“It is natural that we will bring this technology to our customers in a way that best leverages our unique capabilities to their advantage. Implementing the necessary safeguards to ensure data integrity will allow all industry players to grade and sort their polished diamonds in a much more objective, efficient, timely and economical manner. Furthermore, our new paradigm will connect seamlessly with our Sarine Diamond JourneyTM provenance solution, enabling a complete solution with minimal overhead and process disruption,” Block concluded.

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